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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Oversee the technological infrastructure (network and computer systems) in the organization.• Monitor and analyze advancements in technologies to discover ways to improve systems.• Recruit, manage and lead a team of Unity, frontend (React), and backend software developers.• Introduce and implement engineering best practices into a small startup (Jira, Git, TDD, CI/CD).• Recruit and manage outsourcing companies to fill gaps in the software development life cycle.• Interact with clients to prioritize and fulfil abundant feature requests.• Jira Scrum Master creating stories, planning sprints, tracking issues and hosting retrospectives.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage and lead a team of Qt software developers, firmware engineers and data analysts.• Manage all Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometer software and manufacturing software.• Report and work directly with the Head of Product Development and Head of Manufacturing.• Collaborate and work closely with the CTO, Chief Science Officer and Director of Marketing.• Collaborate with European customers and other stakeholders to improve product usability.• Re-architect lead focusing on sustainability, test driven development, and removing tech debt.• Use Jira to create stories, plan sprints, prioritize and track issues and release great software.• Use Jira to improve software development by monitoring burn down and velocity.• Recruit agile software engineers, developers, contractors and interns.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage agile software and firmware engineers developing quality software and SDKs.• Manage projects for SD, Bluetooth and Apple certified NFC/RFID products.• Manage contactless payment projects for Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, AMEX.• Manage payment project for Barclays, Bank of China, CBA, CIBC, HSBC, RBS and TD.• Report and work directly with the CEO to oversee technology development for the company.• Manage customer requests pertaining to deliverables, bugs, new features and upgrades.• Travel on site to Europe and Asia numerous times for sales, customer and technical support.• Manage HR related tasks such as recruitment, mentoring and professional development.• Design, code, maintain and support several APIs and SDKs for PalmOS, WinCE and iOS.• Design, code and maintain the company’s websites: wdi.ca, sdid.com, icarte.ca.• Designated go to person for all IT issues - email, websites, servers and data management.• Designated person for all company graphics including logos, marketing and website artwork.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Inseego Corp. was formally Novatel Wireless Inc.• Embedded firmware developer for GSM/GPRS and UMTS wireless modem products.• Customized third-party stacks for GSM/GPRS wireless modems using ARM processors.• Analyzed, tested and debugged issues on carrier networks at various remote global locations.• Technical interface for Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, VoiceStream, AT&T and T-Mobile.• Designated go-to person for tough debugging problems.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Inseego Corp. was formally Novatel Wireless Inc.• Embedded firmware developer for GSM/GPRS wireless modem products.• Integrated third-party GSM/GPRS protocol stack into wireless modem products.• Enhanced third-party GSM/GPRS protocol stack by adding features and improving stability.• Reverse engineered third-party diagnostic tools to incorporate additional diagnostic features.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Point Inc. is a subsidiary of NovAtel Inc.• Embedded firmware developer for high precision survey GPS and GNSS products.• Created technical specifications and design documents for GPS and GNSS products.• Designed and coded embedded firmware for MicroChip PIC, Motorola MPC821 and MPC860.• Designed and coded RF Interference post processing software using Microsoft Visual C++.• Performed numerous code reviews as part of the Software Quality Assurance process.• Initiated and coordinated team building activities such as billiards and golf tournaments.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Embedded firmware developer for high precision aviation GPS products.• Designed and implemented UART and I2C protocols for embedded communication.• Designed and coded many software apps for converting, parsing, and checking GPS data.• Evaluated and integrated third party PCMCIA stack software into GPS products.• Developed Continuous Built-in Testing software for NovAtel's proprietary aviation GPS ASIC.• Interfaced with Test Group to find the best approach to handling testing methods and issues.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assisted engineers in the Wireless Access Products Customer Engineering Group.• Aided in integration, customization, and testing of wireless products and cellular systems.• Verified accuracy of customer user and installation procedures and manuals.• Actively participated with and supported Customer Engineering personnel.• Performed Beta and Alpha field testing for Radio Local Loop and Wireless Telular systems.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• VIAVI Solutions was formally JDSU, SDL Inc. and Seastar Optics Inc.• Equipment development, testing, and technical support for the Manufacturing Eng Group.• Designed and coded a GUI that interfaced with “Plug & Play” devices using the I2C protocol.• Designed firmware for controlling and monitoring 980nm and 1550nm Butterfly Pump Lasers.• Built, tested and incorporated equipment into production for quality assurance testing.• Actively participated in solving and fixing emergency production problems.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• VIAVI Solutions was formally JDSU, SDL Inc and Seastar Optics Inc.• Procurement of hardware, estimating, order placement, vendor tracking and assembly.• Re-designed and maintained a Burn-in Rack for 980nm Butterfly Pump Lasers Modules.• Designed, assembled and verified printed circuit boards and test equipment for the group.• ISO 9001 documentation and calibration, laser alignment, soldering, machining and cabling.• Trained staff for new hardware systems designed or procured by the Engineering Group.

B.Eng. Electrical Engineering

Electronics Engineering Technology, Electrical And Electronics Engineering